



AMES' SERIES OF 

STANDARD AND MINOR DRAMA, 
vNO. 109. ■ 



i^m- 





WITH CAST OF CHARACTERS, ENTRANCES, AND EXITS, RBLATIVB POSITIOHS 
OP THE PERFORMERS ON THE STAGE, DESCRIPTION OP COS- 
TUMES, AND THE WHOLE OP THE STAGE BUSINESS, 
AS PERFORMED AT THE PRINCIPAL 
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH 
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AMES' SEMES OF ACTES^G PLAYS. 

PBICB PIPTEBN CENTS EACH. — CATALOC3UB3 FBEB. 

C-V..S5: sa^^ 

NO. M. F. 

12 A Capital Match, fat>ce, 1 act, by J. M. Morton 3 2 

30 A Day Well Spent, farce, 1 act, by John Oxenford 7 5 

2 A Desperate Game, comic drama, 1 act, by Morton 3 2 

76 Adrift, temp drama, 3 acts, by C. W. Babcock, M. D 6 4 

80 Alarmingly Suspicious, comedietta, 1 act, J. P. Simpson. ..4 3 

39 A Life's Eevenge, drama, 3 acts, by W. E. Suter 7 6 

78 An Awful Criminal, farce, 1 act, by J. Palgrave Simpson. ..3 3 

15 An Unhappy Pair, ethiop'n farce, I act, by G. W. H. Griffin ..1 1 

65 An Unwelcome Eeturn, com' intrd, 1 act, by Geo. A.Munson 3 1 

31 A Pet of the Public, farce, 1 act, by Edward Sterling 4 2 

21 A Romantic Attachment, comed'tta, 1 act, by Arthur ■Wood...3 3 
43 Arrah DeBaugh, drama, 5 acts, by,F. C. Kinnaman 7 5 

73 At Last, temperance drama, 3 acts, by G. C. Vautrot 7 1 

20 A Ticket of Leave, farce, 1 act, by Watts Phillips 3 2 

100 Aurora Floyd, drama, 2 act, by W. E. Suter 7 3 

89 Beauty of Lyons, dom drama, 3 acts, by W. T. Moncrieff..ll 2 

8 Better Half, comedietta, 1 act, by T. J. Williams 5 2 

98 Black Statue, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by C. White 3 2 

113 Bill Detrick, melo drama, 3 acts, by A. Newton Field 6 4 

86 Black vs White, farce, 1 act, by Geo. S. Vautrot 4 2 

14 Brigands of Calabria, rom drama, 1 act, W. E. Suter 6 1 

22 Captain Smith, farce, 1 act, by E. Berrie 3 3 

84 Cheek will Win, farce, 1 act, by W. E. Suter 3 

49 Der two Surprises, dutch farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Clifton ..1 1 

72 Deuce is in Him, farce, 1 act, by R. J. Raymond 5 1 

19 Did I Dream it? farce, 1 act, by J. P. Wooler 4 3 

42 Domestic Felicity, farce, 1 act, by Hattie L. Lambla 1 1 

60 Driven to the Wall, play, 4 acts, by A. D. Ames 10 3 

27 Fetter Lane to Gravesend, ethiopean farce 2 

13 Give me my Wife, farce, 1 act, by W. E. Suter 3 3 

117 Hal Hazard, military drama, 4 acts, by Fred G. Andrews...8 3 

60 Hamlet, tragedy, 5 acts, by Shakespeare 16 3 

24 Handy Andy, ethiopean farce, 1 act 2 

66 Hans, the Dutch J. P., dutch farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler. ..3 1 
116 Hash, farce, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins 4 2 

52 Heury Granden, drama, 3 acts, by Frank L. Bingham 11 8 

17 Hints on Elocution and how to become an Actor, 

103 How Sister P. got Child Baptized, etho farce, 1 act, 2 1 

76 How He Did It, comic drama,_l act, by Join Parry 3 2 

74 How to tame Mother-in-law, farce, 1 act, by H. J. Byron. ..4 2 

36 How Stout You're Getting, farce, 1 act, by J. M. Morton 6 2 

26 Hunter of the Alps, drama, 1 act, by Wm. Dimond 9 4 

47 In the Wrong Box, etho farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Clifton 3 

95 In the Wrong Clothes, farce, 1 act, 5 3 

77 Joe's Visit, etho farce, 1 act, by A, Leavitt & IT. Eagan 2 1 

11 John Smith, farce, 1 act, by W. Hrncock 5 3 

99 Jumbo Jum, farce, 1 act 4 3 

82 Killing Time, farce, 1 act, 1 1 

9 Lady Audley's Secret, drama, 2 act, by W. E. Suter 6 4 

3 Lady of Lyons, drama, 5 acts, by Bulwer 12 5 

104 Lost, temperance drama, 3 acts, by F. L. Cutler 6 2 

106 Lodgings for Two, comic sketch, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 3 

^^* Catalogue continued on next page of cover. 



OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN, 
An Ethiopean Farce, 



IN ONE ACT, 



J 



A, NEWTON FIELD, 



AUTHOR OF 



The Hominy Man, Those Awful Boys, School, Twain's Dodging, 

Reverses, The Yankee Duelist, The New Magdalen, 

Bill Detrick, etc. 

With entrances and Exits, List of Properties, and Stage Business 
carefully marked; Printed from the Author's own Mas. 



Entered according to Act of Congress ^ in the year 1880, hy 

A. D. AMES, 

in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, 



UpVRi<^H7 



n 7 t83ly 



— CLYDE, OHIO : — - 0..«-''*- -r' ^ ^^. 

\. D. AMES, PUBLISHER. 









OTHER PEOPLE'S CH1LDRE2T. 



CHARACTERS, 



Toddie ^*.*.'.*""!".*"!!!.V^..".'.'.!*!^r//.!^!"...!!!.!! 1 ^^^^^ People's Children 

"Nunkie" Harrry Don't believe in Children 

Aunt Alice Harry's wife 

Mrs. Congressman Thistletop Not much of Anybody 



COSTUMES— APPROPPJATE. 



PROPERTIES.— Picture books; large stone jar; large bottle la- 
belled "Gargling Oil ; large paddle ; cheese box, marked "Axle 
Grease ; violia made out of an old cheese box, with a long neck j 
cords for strings; bow well rosined ; tin whistle; cane and club. 



Time of performance, twenty minutes. 







Other People's Children. 



SCENE FIRST.— Parlor in second grooves, Budgie and Toddie dis- 
covered plai/ing uith picture books^ 

B. Say, Toddie, don't you wish you was a horse 7 

T. No, I wish I was a jackass. 

J5. Don't wish again ier you's got yer wish; You's de biggist 
jackass I ever saw. 

T. Ain't you glad we's come to live with ISTunkie Harry, and 
Aunt Alice. Now we can do jes' as we like, and not get licked. 

B. You bet we won't. {tearing book and throioing pieces all 
around) I don't like Aunt Alice's picture books, does you, Toddie ? 

T. No, I doesn't, and I ain't a goin' to read in dem any more. 

Enter Aunt Alice, and Harry r. 

Alice. Those blessed angels, how pretty they are 1 (sees torn book) 
"Why, what have you done, torn all those nice books I bought you? 

1\ No, Aunty, dey all I'elled to pieces, and we couldn't help it, 
could we Budgie ? 

B. No, we couldn't, and Ave tried to hold them together, didn't 
we, Toddie? 

T. Yes we did, dear little brother Budgie. 

Harry. Alice, 1 think you have undertaken a care that you will 
tire of. I have had some experience, and speak whereof 1 know. 
You will send those boys home before a month — now mark what I 
say. 

Alice. No, indeed, Harry, you don't know what government I 
have over other people's children. I never yet saw the child I 
could not conquer by kindness. I don't believe in whip})ing, so you 
wait and see how well I succeed. 

Harry. Well, Alice, you can try your hand, but remember, I say 
you will fail. (exit Harry r. 

Alice. Now my dear boys, T have a visit to make, and I am sure 



4 OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN 

that you are going to be good boys, and do what is nice and pretty 
■while I'm gone. Won't you, dears ? 

B. Of course we will, Aunty. You know dat we's good boys, and 
won't do anything naughty, will we Toddie ? 

T. Ko, we won't Aunty. 

Alice. Well, good bye, my dears, I will be back soon. Now re- 
member your promise, ray pets, {aside) The cook is busy making 
tomato pickles, and I shall just see how she gets along before I go. 
Ta, ta, my dears. {kisse.'s hand to boys, they kiss hand in return, 

B. and T. Good bye, Aunty. {exit Alice l. 

T. Say, Budgie, ain't Aunt Alice good. She don't scold us as 
much as Nunkie Harry did, and she is so nice, ain't she. Budgie? 

B. Yes, she is, Toddie. Say, can't we help the cook fix dem 
pickles ? 

T. Ot'ciDurse wa can. De big jar ob pickles stands out under de 
window to cool, jes' let's go and cool dem pickles. 

B, Come along, Toddie, nosv don't fall. {exeunt b. 



SCEKE SECOND.— Chamber xn third grooves. 

Enter Toddy and Budgie carrying a large stone jar, also large bottle 
labeled so as to be read by audience, " Gargling Oil." Toddy has a 
large paddle. 

B. Oh, isn't dat heavy. Toddy ? 

T. You bet ye ! (rubs arms 

B. Now d is will help de pickles to cool. {pours oil into jar 

T' {jumping up and down) Oh, won't Aunt Alice be surprised 

when she comes, 'cause we hab helped her so much. 
B. {stirs pickles) Won't she dough 1 She don't know dat we 

can work, does she Toddy ? 

T. No, she don't. Say, get some of dat black stuff an put in 

here. {exit Budgie r. 

Enter Budgie, carrying cheese box, marked ''Axle Grease.''^ Fours 
grease out of box into jar. 

B. Dat will make it moreder, won't it, Toddie? 
B. Yes, and it will help to settle de pickles. Say, Budgie, 
here comes Aunty, let's hide and see how surprised she'll be. 



T} \ 

m'[ Running out, singing. 



How doth de little bumble bee. 

Improve each shin in' hour.j {exeunt l. 

Enter, Alice r. 1 e. 

Alice. I wonder where those dear children are ! Out on the lawn 
playing, no doubt, the little dears. I know very well I can break 
them of their habit of mod.lling, then perhap.^ Harry will believe in 
my power of governing '•.)ther people's children." {She goes up C, 



OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDRElSr. 5 

sees jar, box, paddle, bottle etc. — raises her hands) Dear me, what 
does this mean ! (examines jar) "What a horrible smell, {stirs the 
mixture with the paddle) Why, I declare, it is full of tomatoes and — 
yes — surely this is my pickle jar. Who could have brought this in 
here ? {goes to l. 2 e., calls) Budgie, dear, where are you ? 

Eater Buigie and Toddle, hand in hand, l. 2 e., ^fingers in mouth. 

T. What is it. Aunty ? 

Alice. Do you know who brought this in here ? 

B. Yes, Aunty, it was Toddie and me. 

Alice. Where did you get it? 

T. Dem's your pickles, what de cook set out dar to cool, an we 
made de jar full for you Aunty, ain't you glad ? 

Alice. How did you make it full ? 

B. You see we put in some of dis peppor-sauce. 

{pnnts to bottle 

B. Oh, Budgie, that is gargling oil ! 

T. But den we put in some of dat molasses, {points to box) 
Didn't we, Budorie? 

B. Yes, we did, and we male moreder and moreder pickles, 

Alice {ciyinj) Oh, dear me! Oh, dear me I 

T. Aunty is so glad she weeps for joy. 

Alice How could you be so naughty ! 

B. {looks at Toidie — both cry very loud. 

Eater Harry l. 1 e. 

Harry. What in the world's the matter, what are you crying for? 
{Budgie and Toddie cry louder — Harry puts finders in his ears) For 
heaven's sake stop that noise, and tell me what is the matter? 

Alice. {comes down, wiping her eyes) Never mind, my dears, 
don't cry. Run out and play till dinner is called. 

B. and T. {taking hands) We didn't get no lickin', we 
didn't get no lickin' 1 {exit R. 1 e., skipping like children 

Harry, {sees jar, box and etc.) What in the world is all this stuff 
doing here? {looks at Alice, loho turns away) Ah, I see how it is ! 
You left those little rascals alone when you went out, and they have 
been helping you in your fruit canning operation, {laughs) I told 
you, you'd suffer. What do you think of them now? 

Alice. Well, it is annoying, but you must give me time. Habits 
like theirs cannot be broken up in a day or a week, and although 
they have ruined all my nice tomatoes, I'll conquer yet, mark that. 

Harry. Well, my dear, if you are willing to try af^aiu, I have 
nothing to Say. 

Enter Budgie and Toddie, r., tJicy sit on stage with hands behind them. 

Alice. Are you going down town now, Harry ? 
Harry. Yes, I v\'a.s on my way down and stopped in to see how 
you and the boys were doing. 



6 OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. 

Alice. Will you send me a pony and carriage from the livery ? 
7ou know I'm invited out to early tea with Mrs, Congressman 
Thistletop, and I must start at one o'clock exactly. 

Harry. Yes, my love. I wish I could afford to buy one for you, 
but I can't just now — I'm too poor. I'll get you one ob your own as 
soon as I can my dear. Good bye. {exit r. 1 e. 

Alice. Now, boys, aunty is going out and will be gone all the af- 
ternoon. You ^^re naughty dis morning, but I know you are both 
sorry, and Avill try to be good boys till I come back. Won't you ? 

B. Yes, we'll be de bestest kind ob boys, won't we Toddie? 

T. Yes, we will. Good bye, aunty. 

Alice. Good bye, my pets. (exit l. 1 k. 

T. Budgie, let's get nunkie's fiddle, and your tin whistle and 
play for pennies on de streets, to buy Aunty Alice a horse and 
phantom. 

£. Oh, yes, let's. 

fp \ (together) Oh, won't we surprise aunty. 

{exit, singing) How doth the little bumble bee. 
Improve each shinin' hour. 



SCENE THIRD.^A street in second grooves. 

- Enter Budgie and Toddie L. Budgie has a ^Idle made with an old 
cheese box, a long neck, cords for strings, bow rosined to make a 
hideouts noise. Toddie has a tin whistle. After an introduction on 
their instrutnents they sing. 

De heart bowed down by weight ob cheese, 
. Has long since ceased" to beat; 
But every penny it can seize, 
It pockets on de street. 

So Aunty Alice wants a boss, 

A black, or white, or gray. 
To get it, please a penny toss, 

For dat is why we play. 

{practicable window in flat opens — Mrs. Thistletop looks out, 

Mrs T. "Well, if dat ain't a sin ! Here are two dear little boys 
■who are compelled by their cruel parents to play around de streets 
for pennies. 

Alice, {looks out) Why, those are my two nephews. Come in 
here you two rascals, come in here at once, or I'll flog you within an 
inch of your lives. 

Enter Harry , e. 

Sar. Hello I Hello! "What do I hear ? Alice, have you giveu 
up, too? 



OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN. 7 

B. "We*s only been playin* fer pennies to buy you and Aunty a 

boss and phantom, ain't we Toddie? 

T. Yes, and we's got over a dollar, and we didn't tell any lie 
about it either. We told everybody dat we was goin' to buy you and 
Aunty a hoss and phantom wid de money. 

Mar. Well, I declare, if dat don't beat all. You scoundrels. 

{lifts cane as if to strike them. 

JB. You will, will you ? (takes fiddle with both hands by the neck 
and hits Harry. Toddy with club hits him behind. Alice and Mrs. 
ThUtletop at window screaming. Harry shouting for help. 



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AMES' PLAYSr-COJN^TrN^UED, 



NO. M. P. 

46 Man and Wife, drama, 5 acts, by H. A. Webber 12 7 

91 Michael Erie, drama, 2 acts, by Egerton Wilks 8 3 

36 Miller of Dervvent Water, drama, 3 acts, by E. Fitzbal] 5 2 

8S Mischievous Nigger, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by 0. White. ..4 2 

34 Mistletoe Bough, melo-drama, 2 acts, by C. Somerset 7 3 

69 Mother's Fool, farce, J act, by W. Henri Wilkins 6 1 

1 Mr, & Mrs. Priugle, farce, 1 act, by Don T. De Treuba Cosio..7 2 

23 My Heart's in the Highlands, farce, 1 act, 4 3 

32 My Wife's Relations, comedietta, 1 act, by VValter Gordon... 4 4 
90 No Cure No Pay, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by G. W. II. Griffin.,3 1 

61 Not as Deaf as He Seems, etiiiopean farce, 1 act, 2 

37 Not so Bad After All, comedy, 3 acts, by Wybert Reeve 6 5 

44 Obedience, comedietta, 1 act, by Hattie L. Lanibla 1 2 

81 Old Phil's Birthday, drama, 2 acts, by J. P. Wooler 5 2 

33 On the Sly, farce, 1 act, by John Madison Morton 3 2 

109 Other People's Children, etbo farce, 1 act, by A. N. Field 3 2 

85 Outcast's Wife, drama, 3 acts, by Colin H. Hazlewood 12 3 

83 Out on the World, drama, 3 acts, 5 4 

53 Out in tlje Streets, temp drama, 3 acta, by S. N.Cook 6 4 

57 Paddy Miles' Boy, irish farce, 1 act, by James Pilgrim 5 2 

29 Painter of Ghent, play, lace, by Douglass Jerrold 5 2 

114 Passions, comedy, 4 acts, by F. Marmaduke Dey 8 4 

18 Poacher's Doom, domestic drama, 3 acts, by A. D. Ames 8 3 

51 Rescued, temperance drama, 2 acts, by 0. H. Gilbert 5 3 

110 Reverses, domestic drama, 5 acts, by A. Newton Field 12 6 

45 Rock Allen the Orphan, drama, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins..5 3 

96 Rooms to Let without Board, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 1 

69 Saved, temperance sketch, 1 act, by Edwin Tardy 2 3 

48 Schnaps, dutch farce, 1 act, by M. A. D. Cliffton 1 1 

107 School, ethiopean farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 5 

115 S. H. A. M. Pinafore, burl'sq, 1 act, by W. Heiiri Wilkins.. .5 3 

65 Somebody's Nobody, farce, 1 act, by C. A. Maltby 3 2 

94 Sixteen Thousand Years Ago, ethi()})ean farce, 1 act, 3 

25 Sport-^vith a Sportsman, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 

79 Spy of Atlanta, military allegory, G acts, by A. D. Ames... 14 3 

92 Stage Struck Darkey, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 1 

10 Stocks Up, Stocks Down, ethiopean farce, 1 act, 2 

62 Ten Nights in a Bar Room, temperance drama, 5 acts, 7 3 

64 That Boy Sam, etho farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 3 1 

40 That Mysterious Bundle, farce, 1 act, by H. L. Lambla 2 2 

38 The Bewitched Closet, sketch, 1 act, by II. L. Lambla 5 2 

87 The Biter Bit, comedy, 2 acts, by Barham Livius 5 2 

101 The Coming Man, farce, 1 act, by W. Henri Wilkins 3 1 

67 The False Friend, drama, 2 act, by Geo. S. Vautrot 6 1 

97 The Fatal Blow, melo-drama, 2 acts, by Edward Fitzball...7 1 

93 The Gentleman in Black, drama, 2 act, W. II. Murry 9 4 

112 The New Magdalen, drama, pro 3 acts, by A. Newton Field. ..8 3 

71 The Reward of Crime, drama, 2 acts, by W. Henri Wilkins..5 3 

16 The Serf, tragedy, 5 ads, by R. Talbot , 6 3 

68 The Sham Professor, farce, 1 act, by F. L. Cutler 4 

6 The Studio, ethio})ean farce, 1 act, 3 

102 Turn of the Tide, temp drama, 3 acts, by W. Henri Wilkins. ..7 4 
54 The Twp T. J's, farce, 1 act, by Martin Beecher 4 2 

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7 The Vow of the Ornani, drama, 3 acts, 016 103 783 7 4 

28 Thirty-three next Birthday, farce. 1 aei, oy M. IVIortofi 4 2 

lis Those Awful Boys, etho farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 5 

63 Three Glasses a Day, tenj dra, 2 acts, by W. Henri Wi)kiiis...4 2 

106 Tbrou/2;h Snow and Sunshine, drama," 5 nets, 4 

4 Twain's Dodging-, etho farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 3 1 

5 When Women Weep, com'd'ta, 1 act, by J. N. Gotihold 3 2 

56 Wooing Under Difficulties, farce, 1 act, by J. T. Douglass. ..4 3 

41 Won at Last, comedy drama, 3 acts, by Wybort Bervo 7 3 

70 Which will he Ma'rry, farce, 1 act, by Tnos. E. Wilks 2 8 

68 Wrecked, temperance drama, 2 acts," by A. D. Amee 9 3 

111 Yankee Duelist, farce, 1 act, by A. Newton Field 2 2 

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